brisk

brisk is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective, transitive/intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.
2. adjective. Full of spirit of life; effervesc/ng, as liquors; sparkling; as, brick cider.
3. transitive/intransitive verb. To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; -- usually with up.
4. verb. become brisk

   "business brisked up"

   Synonyms: brisken

5. adjective. very active

   "doing a brisk business"

6. adjective. quick and energetic

   "a brisk walk in the park"

   "a lively gait"

   Synonyms: alert, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy

7. adjective. imparting vitality and energy

   "the bracing mountain air"

   Synonyms: bracing, fresh, refreshful, refreshing, tonic

Synonyms

brisken, alert, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy, bracing, fresh, refreshful, refreshing, tonic

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in brisk:

birks

Common word forms

brisks, brisked, brisken, brisker, briskly, briskest, brisking, briskness

Words from these letters

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